This really is my kind of yam! 🙂 I love the combination of yams and marshmallows and the toasted pecans give it a nice crunch in texture! yeee! I am really happy I found vegan marshmallows at Trader Joe’s because I couldn’t fathom missing out on this.
Ingredients:
- 3 Small-Medium Sized Yams
- 2 T of Earth Balanced Butter
- 1 Orange or ~1/4 c of orange juice
- 1 tsp of orange yeast
- 2 tsp of Cinnamon
- 1 T of Vanilla
- 1/4 c – 1/2c of Toasted Pecans, chopped
- 1 c of vegan marshmallows (Trader Joe’s carries them!)
Directions:
- Peel yams and dice them
- Boil yams until soft (~20 minutes) and then strain
- Mash yams until smooth
- Grate orange to collect its zest
- Proceed to peel orange and then put the orange in the blender.
- Pour the juice into a strainer to get the pulp out (OR YOU CAN JUST USE REGULAR ORANGE JUICE~ about 1/4cup)
- Add butter, juice of one orange, and orange zest and mix until cohesive
- Spread yams into a circular pie dish and heat in oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
- Add marshmallows and broil for 3-5 minutes
- Top it off with toasted pecans!
But how do those pecans get all warm and toasty?
- Toss an 8oz of pecan halves in about 2 T of honey, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and 1/4 c of melted butter
- Spread out on a cookie sheet
- Bake on 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Boom!
Enjoy!
❤ Divina